The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-04-14

Mr Delaso moved the ssopdoa of The rsss,u-
nos feqaIi . the CommsssnDer Of Lands xod
tmaaErAtson 20 make . report
<Pepding which. On noeios II Mr. McMnr1y.
6-uxtns Cbaee, Of Rhode Islasd, and accom-
paying Gjends. were invited 10 seats wilkins
the bar OF the Senate.
M. Delano novel The adoption IT the reso9u-
ton. and Mr.. Bryan offered The following amend
10 Wal, The operations Of The Drainage Com
psuys District Mr.. Jones novel thai the y hole
subject matter be made . special vFdeT for II
O'Clock Wednesday next; agreed to-
The following VS. read and laid over Resotced
By ne &a1k, tie HoH& Of Reprereseafato<s en-
eurriag, That a committee Of two from rhe Sen
ate be sppoInfet To sct With . similar crsmmittee
20 be appointed by the House of Representatives
" visit the Florida State Agricultural College at
Lake City and inquire into its status and make
such report As they, in their judgment, deem
proper.
The following was called up. and Mr. Fowler
moved its sdop4iou: WHxxEAs, In the las, 80
son Of the Legislature committee Of three mem
herJ OF the Senate were appointed 10 examine and
report ali transactions OF the Board OF Internal I-
provemeDt, and examine sli contracts aud sales
made by them, ~ per resolution recorded on page
42S OF Senate Journal, 1885: and nh<yeds, said
committee were duly appointed and made their re-
port, which said report will be found on page
564 Of said Journal which report TeciteS The rea-
sons why II Il unfinished and incomplete, and
why the said investigation should be continued
and completed, mentioning the fact that docu-
mentsry evidence and evidence formed part Of
said report; therefore. be Il ResoIscd That com.
mii,ee Of FIVE be appointed by the Presiden, with
all the powers conferred upon the former COM
| mitiee; said committee shall contain all the
members Of the former committee that are pres
ent members Of this Senate that said committee
| may, II they deem II expedIept a3d proper in or
der 70 protect the interests Of the people present
bill for the consideration Of the Legislature :;
| said committee are especially requested 10 fully
investigate and report the amount of lands con
veyed BY the State 10 the various railroad com
| paniea, aud the amount still claimed by the va
rious roads in this State against the Internal I'm
| provement Fund, AZ well as the ability. OF said
Fund TO liquidAte said claims
| Mr. Kline novel that the resolution be made
q special order for Wednesday at 11:30 O'Clock :;
! agreed to-
| The President announced that be had received
telegram notifying him Of sickness in bis family
and requested the consent Of the Senate that he
be excused until Monday; agreed to.
| Mr. Mallory in the chair.
| The following reports were read from the
| Committee on the Judiciary:
Senate bill No. %: An act 10 relation 10 issu
ing marriage licenses and the record thereof
Recommend that the substitute therefor, here
with submitted, be accepted and passed 10 lieu
thers Of
Also, Senate bill No. 81: An act 70 fix the pay
| Of jurors and WITNESSES. Recommend that The
substitute therefor, herewith submitted by the
committee, be accepted and passed in lieu there
| Of
Mr. Stockton, OF the same committee, made
the following report:
Senate bills Nos. 3, T. 8 and 10. beg leave to
report that they find said bills defective and in
adequate in several of their provisions and offer
| as a substitute for said bills
| An act u require railroads and other CORPORA
| tons and persons operating or running railroads
in this State to fence said Railroads. and in case
Of failure To do 50 to pay damages for all live
| and cars
Mr. Williams. Of the Committee on Engrossed
| bills made the following report,
| Senate bill No 10: To be entitled an act 10
prevent any Prcsident, Vice President, Director,
| Superintendent or other officer or any agent Of
any railroad company in this State from giving,
or knowingly causing 10 he given, transportation
over any railroad within this State, between
points within this State, to any delegate.
member Of any political convention in this State,
at a rate less than that charged the general pub
| lie for such transportation also
A substitute for Senate bill No. g. To be en,i-
tied An act 70 prohibit railroads and other trans
| poraiion companies, or common carriers in this
| Stale and the officers aud agents thereof, from
granting free passes or discounting the fare paid
| by the public generally, To the members Of the
| Legislature or salaried officers Of this State AID
10 prevent receiving the same. Report that they
have examined the same and find them to be
correctly engrossed.
The folowin bills were put on their second
reading:
Senate bill No IA: An act to amend the
| divorce laws, with the substitute reported by
the Judiciary Committee and Dir. Judge m oved
the adoption Of the substitute Agreed to.
Mr.. Stockton offered the following amend
ment: And procuied further, That such term
shall not be less than three years ; and rrorided
Jurtlter that no suit Tor amony, partition or d.
v0rce shall be brought until the expiration OF
said term Of imprisonment which accept
ed and the bill and amendments WAS made a
special order for Thursday next al II o'clock
and 200 copies ordered printed.
Mr.. Stockton, by unanimous consent, offered
thd following amendment, and the same was
ordered TO be printed and considered with the
bilIE That ali process issued in pursuance Of
this act, shall be served upon the Warden Of the
State Prison or other officer who has the Gus
tody Of said prisoner, an ii shall be the duty OF
all officers having custody Of prisoners in this
State to deliver said process to the defendent.
The Senate adjourned.
| CONTRIBUTIONS.
Frank Phillips, to be Clerk Circuit Court for Jack
Colbert B. Wynns, to be Collector Of Revenue for
jackson county.
George r. Denham to be Assessor OF Taxes for
jackson county.
7. T. Chesser, to be County Judge for lafayette
county.
Joseph Williams, to be Collector Of Revenue for
Lafayette county
II. B. Lord, TO be Clerk Of Circuit Court for La
fayette county.
w. T. Clark, TO be Assessor Of Taxes for Lafayette
county.
Frank N. Harrison, to be Assessor OF Taxes for
Santa Rosa county.
Henry T. Felkel, to be Assessor Of Taxes for Leon
county.
Daniel NJ. McAlpln, to be Assessor Of Taxes fol-
euwannee county.
Z. II. Covar, to be Sheriff Of Brevard county,
j. Newton, to be Assessor of Taxes for Holmes
county.
8. II. Wienges. to be Sheriff Of Alachua county
Henry &. Denton, to be Collector Of Revenue for
Aachua county.
A. J. DaCosta, to be Assessor OF Taxes tor Ala
chua county.